My Happy Ending

After Sirius and Mary broke up for the, honestly Remus lost count after the 10th time, and stayed apart for a month, Remus thought he finally had his chance. He and Sirius had spent everyday together since, and Remus thought things were moving along quite nicely. Once Lily gave him a final pep talk, he decided to finally make his move.

"Do you want to go out with me tomorrow?," Remus asked, carding his fingers through Sirius's hair.

"Yeah, I'd like that."

"It's a date?," Remus clarified.

"It's a date Moons," Sirius agreed, snuggling into his chest, thinking nothing of the phrasing.

Clearly Remus hadn't been clear enough with his intentions because when he came to pick Sirius up after his work meeting, flowers in hand, he saw him snogging Mary through their window. He looked at the roses thrown on their table and compared them to the wildflower bouquet Remus had picked up. Sirius hated roses, they reminded him of home.

Remus couldn't do this anymore. He couldn't play these games and keep coming in second place in a competition he didn't want to participate in. Leaving the flowers in the bushes, he went to the back of the house and let himself in through his window. Sitting on his bed, he booked the next train ticket to Wales before changing out of his clothes. He laughed at himself in the mirror for his foolishness, thinking about how long he and Lily had been on FaceTime the night before picking out his outfit.

He packed as quietly and efficiently as he could.

Remus stopped dead in his tracks as he heard Mary's laughter coming up the stairs. He froze as footsteps paused near his door and the smacking of lips almost made him sick then and there.

"We have to be quick, I'm supposed to go out with Remus after his meeting today."

"Tell him something came up."

"I don't-"

"I'll do it then."

Remus silenced his phone just in time for the text to come through.

Sirius: hey, something came up tonight. Rain check? 😁

Remus wondered how many other times Mary had done this to him. Sirius hated emojis, so Remus assumed any time he received one that it was Mary.

"Come on Sirius, let's go back to mine before he gets home. You know, it could still be ours. My lease is up for renewal..."

Remus stopped listening after that until the closing of the front door alerted him that he was finally alone. At least he didn't have to sneak his bags back out the window. He remained hidden from view until he watched the car pull away.

After that, he packed everything else he would need for a longer stay in Wales. It ended up being practically his whole room except for his books and anything Sirius had gifted him. His ride to the train station came shortly after that. Once he was on the train, he turned his phone off and stared out the window until he knew he was 30 minutes from his stop.

When his phone came back on, he had one message from Lily, a simple thumbs up emoji accompanied by a heart. That reminded him to stop sharing his location with all of his friends, especially Sirius. He didn't need anyone coming to bother him.

Taking a deep breath, he made the one phone call he had debated making at all.

"Hi mam."

"Cariad! How are you?"

"Can you pick me up from the station? I'll be there in half an hour. I'll talk to you then."

"Of course I can. Do I need to bring anything?," Hope asked, voice laced with concern.